(By Delegates Poore, Marcum, Fleischauer, Eldridge and
Sobonya.)
[Introduced February 25, 2013; referred to the
Committee on Finance then the Judiciary.]

A BILL to amend and reenact article 5, chapter 64 of the Code of
West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing the
Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate a
legislative rule relating to chronic pain management clinic
licensure.Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article 5, chapter 64 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931,
as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:ARTICLE 5. AUTHORIZATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
RESOURCES TO PROMULGATE LEGISLATIVE RULES.§64-5-1. Department of Health and Human Resources.
The legislative rule filed in the State Register on the
seventh day of January, two thousand thirteen, authorized under the
authority of section nine, article five-h, chapter sixteen, of this
code, relating to the Department of Health and Human Resources
(chronic pain management clinic licensure, 69 CSR 8), is
authorized.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department
of Health and Human Resources to promulgate a legislative rule
relating to Chronic Pain Management Clinic Licensure.

This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.